What in the size? A break down of the US National Parks by Size

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The National Parks come in all shapes and sizes. The largest national park in the United States is the size of Maryland. While the smallest is 9 times smaller than Central Park in New York City, New York. It is truly astounding when one realizes that the national parks of the United States take up 52 million acres of the land area. That is about 2% of the land area of the United States. Here is a break down of the US National Parks by Size

Jennifer Melroy

Jennifer has been obsessed with national parks as a child. This Tennessee native spent her childhood exploring the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and traveling with her parents to National Parks and around the Caribbean. She is always planning her next adventure and is ready to see the world while trying to visit all 59 National Park (*She is ignoring the hunk of concrete that just became a national park).

2 thoughts on “What in the size? A break down of the US National Parks by Size”

What a great idea! I love the way you’ve compared the size of each national park to a small country. It puts things into perspective when you realise that the Grand Canyon National Park is the size of Trinidad and Tobago!

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